DOI: 10.4313/JKEM.2011.24.7.563
ZrO 2 첨가된 0.96(K 0.5 Na 0.5 )NbO 3 -0.04SrZrO 3 압전세라믹스의 환원분위기 소결
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, 조정호1
, 남중희1
, 고태경2
, 전명표1,a
1 한국세라믹기술원 전자부품센터
2 인하대학교 세라믹공학과
Sintering of ZrO 2 -modified 0.96(K 0.5 Na 0.5 )NbO 3 -0.04SrZrO 3 Piezoelectric Ceramics in a Reduced Atmosphere
Kyung-Min Kang
1,2, Jeong-Ho Cho
1, Joong-Hee Nam
1, Tae-Gyung Ko
2, and Myoung-Pyo Chun
1,a1 Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Seoul 153-801, Korea
2 Department of Ceramic Engineering, Inha University, Inchon 402-751, Korea
(Received April 25, 2011; Revised June 13, 2011; Accepted June 27, 2011)
Abstract: The most widely used piezoelectric ceramics are lead oxide based ferroelectrics (PZT). However, the toxicity of lead oxide and its high vapor pressure during processing have led to a demand for alternative lead-free piezoelectric materials. We synthesized Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics of 0.96(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-0.04SrZrO3+x mol%
ZrO2 [KNN-SZ+xZrO2; x= 0~0.10] doped with 0.1 wt% MnO2 by a conventional solid state method. We investigated the piezoelectric properties and microstructures of these disk samples sintered in reduced atmosphere in order to evaluate the possibility of the multilayered piezoelectric ceramics having the base metal such as Ni as a internal electrode. All of these KNN-SZ samples sintered in 3%H2-97%N2 atmosphere at 1,140℃ exhibit pure perovskite structure irrespective of the content of ZrO2. Meanwhile, the sintering denisty and piezoelectric properties such as Kp, Qm and d33 of KNN-SZ samples as a function of ZrO2 content show the maxima (kp= 28.07%, Qm= 101.34, d33= 156 pC/N) at x= 0.04 and it is likely that there is some morphotropic phase boundary(MPB) in this KNN-SZ+xZrO2 composition system. These results indicate that the ceramic composition is a promising candidate material for applications in lead free multilayer piezoelectric ceramics.
Keywords: Lead-free, (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3, Reduced atmosphere, Piezoelectric